Telegram-herald., 1887-09-05
JMBER 245 GRAND RAPIDS MICH. MONDAY MORNING SEPTEM

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Aze A eoaslstent, ecs1sxeFstFt tAfsstAse
service u an enass~erAcls 1sasoassraEsoA ~
Cots truth. saicr case sliag.n8 aosn
t1s ra.sias ons nlghs - taoagh soao<tsAng
hsa aappensd sns fns s4iiers efieas ~ h&ts
ths naattsFF ne saia. II nsosasr's pFaysFs
kaaBs as ike ghost@ Ho1s isn2snces.
colaecss1ssi, Caristiza kozzs inaa~ne~s. sfs
tie aaia s.l=st II Al lunusnees sPen - soul
There srs uasa ksf< today ~ho have saaiA-
ta'1sd gLeir integrity, net e~ea0s~ tasy weFs
any better naturally tnaR some ether I,eoi'r.
bat because thers we're home Influences pray
Tag for tksfa al ths sisne. Thsy got good
ssss. They we're launched On tie woFld
With ths bensdlet4ons ot . CAristian mother
They may track Siberian SHOWS. thsy rssy
pinngs Ia African janries. thsy may ~ 10
the eartts end-they - lot 80 - faF and -
fast Bat the prayers viii Keep up with thefu.
stand before women toiay who have the
eternal salvation q their husbands IN thelr
rlght hand On the marriage dsy you TOOK
an oath before msn and angels that you
would bs faithful and kind until death did
you part. and believe you are going 10 keep
that oath Dut after that parting al the deor
OF the grave viii it BE- an eterral separaflsni
Is there any such thiHs as sn immortal mar
ringe. making tke flowers that grow on tho
top Of the sspuIcher brighter than the gar
lands which az the marriage banquet flooded
the air with aromai Yes: stand here a. a
priest OF the most high God, 10 proclaim the
banns Of an immortal union for all those VINO
join hands IN the grace OF Christ. o woman,
IS your husband, your father, your son, away
from Godi The Lord demands their reiemp-
tl0n az your hands. There are prayers for
| you 20 offer, there are exhortstions for YOU
10 give, there ara examples for you to set;
and say now, "a Paul said to the Corinthian
woman: "Nhat knowest thou o woman, but
thcu caust save thy husbandf'
A man was dysng; and he said 10 his wife:
-Rebecca, you wouldn't let me have family
| prayers: and you laughed about all that, aud
| you cot me away into wcrldllnsss; and now
am going 10 die, and my fate is sealed, and
You arc the cause Of my ruinl" . woman,
what knowest thou bat thou canst destroy
| thy husbandi Are there not some hero who
| have kindly influences at homci Are there
| not some here who have wandered far away
| from God, who can remember the Christian
| influences in their early home, Do not de-
| spise those influences, my brother. IL you
| die without Christ, what will you do
with your mothers prayers, with your
wifes opportunities, with your sisters
entreatiesl What will you do with
the letters they used 10 write 20 you, with tire
| memory OF those days when they attended
| you 50 kindly IN times OF sicknessi Oh, If
| there be just one strand holding you from
| floating OF on that dark sea, would just
| like this morning TO take hold Of that strand
ard pull YOU to the beach, For the sake Of
| your wifes God, for tho sake Of your
mothers God, FOR the sake Of your daughters
/ God, for the sake of your sisters God, come
this day and bc saved.
| Lastly: | wish 10 say that one OF the specific
rights OF woman is, through the grace OF
| Christ, finally 10 reach heaven. Oh, what q
multitude OF women in hcaveni Mary,
Christ's mother in heaven; Elizabeth Fry in
heaven; Charlotte Elizabeth in heaven: the
mother OF Augustine in heaven; the Counties
OF Huntlngdon-who sold her splendid jewels
TO build chapels-in heaven; while a great
many others who have never been heard OF
on earth or known but little, have gone into
the rest and peace OF heaven. What a rest
What a change it was from the small room,
with no FIRE and one window, the glass broken
out, and the aching side, and worn ont eyes, te
tho "house OF many mansionsl" No more
stitching until u o'clock at night, no more
thrusting Of the thumb by the employer
| through the work TO show it was not done
quite right Plenty OF bread at last.
Heaven for aching heads Heaven for broken
hearts. Heaven for anguish bitten frames.
20 more sitting up until midnight for the
4 Of -.
| rough blows across the temples. No more
sharp, keen, bitter curses. Some OF you will
have no rest In this world twill be toll aud
struggle and suffering all the way up. You
| will have 10 stand at your door fighting back
the wolf with your own hand. red with car
mage. But Gcd has crown for you. ]
want 10 realize this morning that he il now
| making it, and whenever you weep n tear be
sets another gem in that crown; whenever
| you have pang OF body or
soul, he puts another gem IN TINT
| crown, until, after a while, i'm all the
tiara there viii be no room for an
other splendor, and God will say 10 his angel:
"The crown is done; let her up that she may
wear IL And as the Lord OF Righteousness
| puts the crown upon your brow angel will
cry TO angel; "Who is sher and Christ will
| say. Il viii tel Fou VINO Sne IS. EDe IS the
one that came up out Of great tribulation,
and had her robe washed and made white IN
| the blood Of the Lamb And then God will
| spread banquet, and he viii invite oil the
| principalities Of heaven 10 sit at the feast
and the tables will blush with the best
clusters from the vineyards Of God
and crimson with the twelve manner
| Of fruits from tho Tree OK Life; and water
from the fountains Of the rock viii flash from
the golden tankards; and tho old barpers Of
heaven viii SIT there, making music with their
harps; and Christ viii point you out. amid
the celebrities Of heaven, saying: "She suf
fsred with me on earth, nov we arc going tc
be gloriIled together And the banqueters
no longer able to bold thsir peace. will break
forth with congratulation: "Haill hailF T
And thers will be handwritings on the wall
not such as stuck the Persian nobleman with
horror-but fretipped fingers. writing in
blazing capitals Of light, and love. and vic
tory; God hath wiped away al tears from
| all fsces!~
The CHAMPION WRESTLER.